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Box Squats

Certainties in life: Death and taxes.  Also, if an exercise has the word “Russian” in it, it’s probably going to be hard. We played with the box squat this week.  Take a standard back squat, sit down on a bench, … Continue reading

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Variations on a Squat

Front squat.  Back Squat.  Overhead Squat.  What’s next?  Diagonal squat? No.  But I did forget to make a video of the skill work this week so as an attempt at an apology, here’s a link to a video of the … Continue reading

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Theme of the Week: In the Air

There’s nothing quite so fun and satisfying as landing a good jump kick.  Well, okay, a spinning jumping kick is pretty sweet too but we’ll stick with just the straight jump kicks for now. Okay.  So jumping kicks are fun.  … Continue reading

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Consistency

One of the more common questions I get from beginners is: “How often do you need to train CrossFit to see results?”  It’s a great question.  Like all great questions, it has many answers. If you read the party line … Continue reading

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Freshly Cut Staves

Freshly cut staves!  Get your freshly cut staves here!  No charge.  That’s right.  You show up to the staff class on Thursday and one of these beautiful six foot long pieces of bamboo will be yours… for the entire hour. … Continue reading

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